This is a limitation of your user status. You are considered a “new user” with a Trust Level of 0. As a “new user” you cannot do the following:
*Users at trust level 0 cannot:
- Send private messages to other users
- Reply as new topic in the right gutter (UI removed)
- Flag posts
- Post any images
- Post any attachments
- Post any hyperlinks in a post
- Have actual links in the ‘about me’ field of their profile (will be silently and temporarily converted to plain text)
- Mention more than 2 users in a post
More about Trust Levels:
These limitations are removed once your status in the Forums is promoted.
While this might be a limitation for you at present, it also prevents non-established community members or those with an agenda from registering simply to post a bad review or spam or some other illegitimate information. It’s not fool-proof by any means, but it’s a limitation that can be reversed with increased activity and engagement in the Forums.
Hope that better explains how we operate.
Pipstradamus
Admin